Friday, June 18, 2010

Homesick

Good news! The signature we have been waiting on is now on the adoption documents, which means we can now proceed with the adoption of Joseph. Meanwhile we will continue our daily visits as we wait for our court date.

I played with the night setting on my camera last night. Here is a night shot from our apartment. We are on the top floor.

This is what we saw on our walk home from the orphanage today:

This dog is patiently waiting for its owner to come out of the hair salon! I wonder if the owner is one of the nannies at the orphanage. That is the ONLY explanation!

This sign and these balloons were on the gate of the orphanage today. I would love to know what the sign says. Does anybody know? There didn't appear to be anything special going on inside the orphanage, but surely it means something special?

There were ladies all over town carrying flowers of every kind (and they all carried them upside down). Is today some kind of Valentine's Day or Mother's Day in Ukraine? It is the only explanation, because John didn't suddenly have an urge to buy me flowers.

If you are traveling to Europe, remember this is what the outlets look like:

Which means you will need one of these....and one of these....

John told me that we must let people know. You'd hate to be here without one.

You know you are homesick and you've been away far too long.....

When you are craving MCDonalds!!! That is what we had for dinner tonight.

Go try Potato House's burritos. Not quite authentic, but it will help with the Mexican food craving. That's always the first food I crave when we're overseas. Where's a decent Taco Bell when you need one?! And a missionary friend of ours took us to a Chinese place in Kiev, but I have no idea where. Maybe go into a nice hotel and ask the concierge? Even then, I'm pretty sure that won't taste authentic either. Alas...

I remember walking by a can of Pringles, and being suddenly overwhelmed with the urge to eat them just because they were American. I don't usually eat them,but they tasted like home! I savored them by eating a few each night.:)

So glad you have Skype to see those precious faces daily. Glad to hear the signature is in place. Praying your time goes quickly.